Workshops
Please note that workshop spaces are limited and will be served on a first come first served basis!
Low CSF Pressure Headache
Wednesday 6th May – 15:30-17:00
Thursday 7th May – 16:00-17:30
A multidisciplinary discussion about the practical management of low pressure headaches with an emphasis on setting up a service. This workshop will review the consensus guidelines and the condition itself. Then case selection, site of injection, volume of EBP, post procedure care and follow-up, as well as information given to the patient. We will cover the investigation of low-pressure headache, including some of the second line, more invasive investigations such as dynamic CT myelograms, as well as possible minimally invasive treatments for elements such as CSF-venous fistulae or tissue sealant injections.
Finally, we will discuss the neurosurgical interventions to surgically close leaks and the treatment of associated conditions such as subdural haematomas and cystic hygromas.
Erector Spinae Plane Nerve Blocks
Wednesday 6th May – 15:30-17:00
Thursday 7th May – 09:00-11:00
A practical hands-on workshop for ultrasound-guided ESP blocks. Featuring state of the art phantoms and use of ultrasound machines and real-time guidance on needling techniques. This workshop will include a review of the indications and contraindications as well as practical advice from a team who use these blocks routinely for analgesia in neurosurgery.
Understanding Interventional Neuroradiology
Thursday 7th May – 09:00-11:00
Thursday 7th May – 16:00-17:30
MAGA – make angio great again! Learn to REALLY understand interventional neuroradiologists and their procedures.
OneBrain
Friday 8th May – 09:00-11:00
This is a workshop aimed primarily at our resident doctor and AHP delegates, running real-time simulation from the OneBrain course. Featuring state-of-the-art simulation, OneBrain aims to improve the safe management, stabilisation and transfer of neurosurgical emergencies in the acute, perioperative and postoperative period.